The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
VOOLFOLK WEAKENs
A Photograph of the Scene at the
House
From the atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.

From the atlanta (Tu.) Constitution
Tom Voolfolk, the Bib county assassin
made an exhibition of feeling over the
wholesale slaughter of his family yesterday
for the first time since his arrest
A photograph of the dead people produced
the display.
Before the dead bodies were removed
from the house, or even the position in
which they were found was disturbed, an
enterprising photographer of Macon
reached the residence with camera and
chemicals and photographed the scene. The
dead bodies were found in two rooms, and
the interior of these rooms together with
the bloody ak vet red with the life current
of the nine people, were placed indelibly
upon the glass plato from which prints can
forever be made. The negative was freely
used by the photographer. and in a short
time the Central City was flooded with pho
tographs of the bloody scene. Newshoys
on the trains running out of Macon loaded
their pockets with the pictures, and ready
sales were the order of the day
Singleton Meeks n tall, fine-looking young
moonshiner. from Habersham county, was
given the photograph, with Instructions to
show it 10 Voolfolk. Meeks took the pic
ture, and looking at it a second, shuddered
Then he pushed bis way to the cell occupied
by Voolfolk. He was closely followed by
the man OF news. At the cell they halted
The reporter pushed forward and asked:
How do YOU feel, Voolfolk
The prisoner declined TO answer, and
looked from the reporter to the ceiling
above.
Are you wellP'
An upward turn of the nose was an
answer.
SAY, Voolfolk" said Meexs. the moon
sinner edo Won know this("
As he spoke the moonshnor held the
photograph in front Uf the prisoners face
His eyes came in contact with it, but rested
there but "a second only. Then they rolled
quickly away and about the cell
As quickly, however, they returned
to the picture, and then away again
A fascination drew his ewes toward II as
rapidly as some unexplained feeling carried
them away. The fascination mastered the
situation, and in less time than il takes to
tell il the prisoners eyes were riveted upon
the picture. The gaze was intent and
steady, and as the outlines began TO he de
fined Voolfolk began 70 tremble. The
tremhle soon became u shake, and aising
both hands to his face as if TO shut out the
horrible bloody vision, he turned upon his
heels, saying:
"Oh, my Godl that is horriblew
Prisoners were crowding around the door
of the cell all closely watching the man on
the inside His feelings were apparent to
ALL and SO intense did they appear that no
one cared to intrude by uttering a word
All felt for the man who is charged with
Grating the original of the picture, and
hurriedly they oased away until the reporter
and the moonshiner We're alone in front
OF the door. For minute these two re-
manned quiet, and then the reporter asked
as that Ike it, WoolfolSm
Slowly the mans hands dropped from his
eyes and duh stare ensued, but no word
parted his lips
"Does that look natural." he was asked
again.
Silence was the only answer given by the
prisoner, except TO turn around and walk
away TO corner from which he could not
be- drawn.
At Macon. Tuesday, Mr. Chambliss de-
cided "a clean out the well on the Voolfolk
place, the residence of the late Capt. Wool
folk. After going down pretty deep the
hands round a pair of socks, all blood stained
which We're identified as the socks commonly
worn by Tom Voolfolk. This adds another
link to the chain which is already drawing
about the neck Of the murderer